USS LCI(L)-1091

History
United States
Name	LCI(L)-1091 (1944-1949) LSIL-1091 (1949-1955)
Builder	Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan
Yard number	344
Laid down	31 August 1944
Launched	14 September 1944
Commissioned	21 September 1944
Decommissioned	1955
Honors and awards	as LCI(L)-1091: 2 battle stars, World War II as LSIL-1091: 4 battle stars, Korean War
History
United States
Name	Bering Sea (1961-1988) Ten-Ninety-One (1988-present)
Owner	unknown (1961-1985) Dr. Ralph Davis (1985-2005) Humboldt Bay Naval Sea/Air Museum (2005-present)
Identification	IMO number: 7051644 US Official Number 285125
Status	Currently preserved ashore at Eureka, CA. since December 2016.
General characteristics
Class and type	LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft
Displacement	236 t.(light), 264 t.(landing), 419 t.(loaded)
Length	158 ft 5.5 in (48.298 m)
Beam	23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
Draft	Light, 3 ft 1.5 in (0.953 m) mean Landing, 2 ft 8 in (0.81 m) fwd, 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) aft Loaded, 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) fwd, 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) aft
Propulsion	2 sets of 4 General Motors diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h) (max.) 14 knots (26 km/h) maximum continuous
Endurance	4,000 miles at 12 knots, loaded, 500 miles at 15 knots; and 110 tons of fuel
Capacity	75 tons cargo
Troops	6 Officers, 182 Enlisted
Complement	4 officers, 24 enlisted
Armament	5 × 20 mm AA guns 2 × .50" machine guns
Armor	2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower, and pilot house

USS LCI(L)-1091 is an LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft built for the United States Navy in World War II. Like most ships of her class, she was not named and known only by her designation.